Writing

Vernon Harris

Born February 26, 1905 · Folkestone, Kent, England, UK

Died February 1, 1999 · aged 93

No biography available.

Known For

The Spy Who Loved MeThe Spy Who Loved Me · 1977
The Spy Who Loved Me
★ 6.81977
MovieAdventureAction
Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as James Bond tries to solve the riddle of the disappearing ships. But the KGB also has an agent on the case.
Oliver!Oliver! · 1968
Oliver!
★ 7.01968
MovieDramaFamily
Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.
The AdventurersThe Adventurers · 1970
The Adventurers
★ 4.71970
MovieDramaAction
The wealthy playboy son of an assassinated South American diplomat discovers that his father was murdered on orders of the corrupt president of the country- a man who was his father's friend and who, in fact, his father had helped put into power. He returns from living a jet-set life in Europe to lead a revolution against the government, only to find out that things aren't quite as black and white as he'd assumed.
The Admirable CrichtonThe Admirable Crichton · 1957
The Admirable Crichton
★ 6.81957
MovieAdventureComedy
Lord Loam has modern ideas about his household, he believes in treating his servants as his equals - at least sometimes. His butler, Crichton, still believes that members of the serving class should know their place and be happy there. But when the Loam family are shipwrecked on a desert island with the self-reliant Crichton and lady's maid Tweeny, the class system is put to the test.
Carve Her Name with PrideCarve Her Name with Pride · 1958
Carve Her Name with Pride
★ 6.01958
MovieDramaWar
London, England, during World War II. After living a tragic life experience, young Violette Szabo joins the Special Operations Executive and crosses the German enemy lines as a secret agent to aid a French Resistance group.
Ferry to Hong KongFerry to Hong Kong · 1959
Ferry to Hong Kong
★ 5.61959
MovieAdventureDrama
Mark Conrad, a habitual drunk and troublemaker with a shady past, is expelled by Hong Kong police after one too many bar fights. He's sent to Macao on the Fa Tsan, a ferry owned by Captain Hart. Conrad's papers are out of order and Macao refuses him entry. Unable to go ashore, Conrad is a permanent passenger on the ferry with Hart, who detests him. It's all one long, lazy voyage for Conrad until one fateful trip when an encounter with a typhoon and pirates forces Conrad to choose between an aimless drifter's life and becoming a man again.
Shirley ValentineShirley Valentine · 1989
Shirley Valentine
★ 6.31989
MovieRomanceComedy
Wondering what has happened to herself, now feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine finds herself regularly talking to the wall while preparing her husband's chips and egg. When her best friend wins a trip-for-two to Greece Shirley begins to see the world, and herself, in a different light.
Almost AngelsAlmost Angels · 1962
Almost Angels
★ 7.11962
MovieComedyFamily
Supported avidly by his mother and more reluctantly at first by his father, a working-class Austrian boy joins the Vienna Choirboys, where he proves to be unusually talented.

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